341
341
tv
eye 341
favorite 0
quote 0
joe biden getting some advice from david axelrod, strategic advice on president obama, trying to steer him in the correct direction and alleviate him from some of the same costly mistakes last week. >> paul ryan, first national debate. that must be new territory going up against a 40-year vet. >>> speaking of politics, the race for the next senator is very close. it has been particularly nasty. their debate yet no different. >> i think obama care was put into place to bring down the cost curve on health care, and that's not what's happening. insurance premiums are going up. the cost of health care is going up. we're going to add about 10 million more people to our health care roles. >> let's fix this bill and make it right. let's not repeal it. the pathology of it is you can preserve all the good parts while getting rid of the parts you don't like, that can't happen. >> the two are vying for the seat now held by joe lieberman, an independent who's retiring. >>> israel is trying to determine the origin of a drone it shot down after it krozed into israeli territory ore the weekend. nobod
joe biden getting some advice from david axelrod, strategic advice on president obama, trying to steer him in the correct direction and alleviate him from some of the same costly mistakes last week. >> paul ryan, first national debate. that must be new territory going up against a 40-year vet. >>> speaking of politics, the race for the next senator is very close. it has been particularly nasty. their debate yet no different. >> i think obama care was put into place to bring...
196
196
Apr 25, 2012
04/12
by
KGO
tv
eye 196
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> reporter: this week, president obama is courting college students in three key battleground states. colorado, north carolina, and iowa. but as a voting group, they are much less enthusiastic now than four years ago. president didn't mention romney by name but he did seem to draw a sharp contrast between their backgrounds. >> michelle and i, we've been in your shoes. when we got married, we got poor together. check this out. i'm the president of the united states. we only finished paying off our student loans about eight years ago. >> reporter: the romney campaign said the night marks a new phase in their push for the white house, one that will include much more direct engagement with president obama. karen travers, abc news, washington. >> i watched the president yesterday at unc. you could see him taking subtle jabs at romney by saying, look. i didn't have to read about this. michelle and i lived this in terms of, we're not wealthy. eight years ago, the president of the united states. eight years ago just paid off his loans? >> it's incredible. certainly. even romney is not going
. >> reporter: this week, president obama is courting college students in three key battleground states. colorado, north carolina, and iowa. but as a voting group, they are much less enthusiastic now than four years ago. president didn't mention romney by name but he did seem to draw a sharp contrast between their backgrounds. >> michelle and i, we've been in your shoes. when we got married, we got poor together. check this out. i'm the president of the united states. we only...
402
402
Apr 11, 2012
04/12
by
KGO
tv
eye 402
favorite 0
quote 0
now they'll focus on barack obama instead. while newt gingrich and ron paul both say they are staying in, make no mistake about it. the republican primary race is now effectively over. jonathan karl, abc news, washington. >> thanks, jonathan. romney still has to win another 483 delegates on the way to the magic number of 1,144. several contests coming up in april as well as some more in may. so basically say are saying, mathematically, he can clinch this by the end of may if everything goes according to the expected script so far. a few more weeks. mathematically it will be romney's. >> april 24th, they have six of those primaries. >> exactly. >> now romney's picking up some key endorsements. bobby jindal from louisiana. also governors of florida and iowa. key endorsements. >> everyone falling in line. it's time to wrap this thing up. >> except for newt gingrich. >> newt is hanging in. >>> next to the mystery of a flight diverted in canada and escorted by u.s. fighter jets. the korean air 777 jumbo jet had just left the vancou
now they'll focus on barack obama instead. while newt gingrich and ron paul both say they are staying in, make no mistake about it. the republican primary race is now effectively over. jonathan karl, abc news, washington. >> thanks, jonathan. romney still has to win another 483 delegates on the way to the magic number of 1,144. several contests coming up in april as well as some more in may. so basically say are saying, mathematically, he can clinch this by the end of may if everything...
199
199
Oct 11, 2012
10/12
by
KGO
tv
eye 199
favorite 0
quote 0
speaking to diane sawyer, president obama conceded that he did poorly in last week's debate. asked if it was possible he had handed the election to romney, the president replied "no." >>> breaking news this morning in the search for a 10-year-old girl who vanished on her way to schooler in denver. a body has been found. remains were discovered in arvada, colorado, just miles from jessica's home. sources tell abc news, it is believed to be jessica. it could take a while to make a positive identification. hours earlier, police announced jessica's parents were not suspects. >> i want to come out today and tell you that at this point in the investigation after thoroughly looking at the parents, we're confident that they are not involved in the disappearance of jessica ridgeway. the focus shifts to an unknown suspect as we think she was abducted. >> there was a big delay in reporting jessica's disappearance. her mother works overnight and was sleeping when the school left a voice mail saying jessica didn't show up. police were called eight hours later after her mother retrieved th
speaking to diane sawyer, president obama conceded that he did poorly in last week's debate. asked if it was possible he had handed the election to romney, the president replied "no." >>> breaking news this morning in the search for a 10-year-old girl who vanished on her way to schooler in denver. a body has been found. remains were discovered in arvada, colorado, just miles from jessica's home. sources tell abc news, it is believed to be jessica. it could take a while to...
358
358
Mar 27, 2012
03/12
by
KGO
tv
eye 358
favorite 0
quote 0
obama is in south korea this morning for the second day of talks on nuclear security. he told foreign leaders the security of the world depends on the actions that we take. but something the president said off of the record is now making headlines. abc's jake tapper is traveling with the president. >> reporter: a hot microphone picked up a private presidential plea. president obama knows well that the russians are furious over u.s. plans to build a missile defense shield in europe. and he wanted word to be sent to vladimir putin asking for a little time to smooth things out. >> after my election, i have more flexibility. >> reporter: the white house downplayed the remarks and an acknowledgment of election year political realities but the president promising to negotiate after re-election had republicans pouncing. >> that is an alarming and troubling development. >> reporter: the president's focus at this nuclear summit in south korea has been on the rogue nation across the heavily fortified border he visited, north korea. >> there will be no rewards for provocations. t
obama is in south korea this morning for the second day of talks on nuclear security. he told foreign leaders the security of the world depends on the actions that we take. but something the president said off of the record is now making headlines. abc's jake tapper is traveling with the president. >> reporter: a hot microphone picked up a private presidential plea. president obama knows well that the russians are furious over u.s. plans to build a missile defense shield in europe. and he...
246
246
Feb 14, 2012
02/12
by
KGO
tv
eye 246
favorite 0
quote 0
the point is a big memorial coming to her hometown friday, or later this week presumably. that will be a huge, huge turnout. 20,000 fans maybe. >> the prudential center holds gon n prudential center holds and the battler hederal president obama introduced his plan for 2013 which is feres spending on jobs and transportation and new taxes on the rich. republicans called it nothing more than a campaign document, and they're preparing their own alternative. the president's version has little chance of being passed. >> gridlock on capitol hill. i can't imagine. >>> well, without action by congress, by the end of this month, just days from now, payroll taxes will get -- will rise for 160 million americans. >> if this sounds a little like groundhog's day, a little familiar, it's the same battle that took place on capitol hill at the end of last year. abc's sunlen miller is joining us with more of what's at stake. sun lenn? >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. the payroll tax credit expires on march 1st. negotiators have been working all month to broker a deal for the year-lo
the point is a big memorial coming to her hometown friday, or later this week presumably. that will be a huge, huge turnout. 20,000 fans maybe. >> the prudential center holds gon n prudential center holds and the battler hederal president obama introduced his plan for 2013 which is feres spending on jobs and transportation and new taxes on the rich. republicans called it nothing more than a campaign document, and they're preparing their own alternative. the president's version has little...
182
182
Jan 19, 2012
01/12
by
KGO
tv
eye 182
favorite 0
quote 0
the measure is all but certain to be killed by the senate next week. >>> a sad picture. kodak is filing for bankruptcy. the pioneer photography company waited too long to acknowledge the digital imaging revolution and has been struggling for years. last night kodak said it plans to continue operating during bankruptcy and hopes to emerge from it next year. in the past nine years kodak has closed factories and film processing labs and cut 47,000 jobs. growing up that's all we ever had, was film. >> got to keep up with the times, or else. >>> well, they are digging out in washington after a powerful storm dumps some snow on that state. it was a tough day of driving for commuters in the seattle area, which saw the most snow there since 1996. and now they're worried about warm weather melting that snow and causing flooding on top of everything else. there are also avalanche warnings at some of the higher elevations. >>> and in idaho snow finally fell for the first time this winter on boise. the city picked up about six inches. that was enough to cause more than 100 accidents
the measure is all but certain to be killed by the senate next week. >>> a sad picture. kodak is filing for bankruptcy. the pioneer photography company waited too long to acknowledge the digital imaging revolution and has been struggling for years. last night kodak said it plans to continue operating during bankruptcy and hopes to emerge from it next year. in the past nine years kodak has closed factories and film processing labs and cut 47,000 jobs. growing up that's all we ever had,...
132
132
tv
eye 132
favorite 0
quote 0
and romney now says he misspoke this week when he said he was not very concerned about poor people. and president obama seemed to have been talking about romney during the usually non-political national k prayer breakfast. the president said his christian faith influences his economic policies including his call for the aelt wealthy to pay more in taxes and his health care overhaul. >> they asked if the president sought trump's endorsement and he said i'm not going to comb over that. >>> get this. roseanne barr is running for president. it ain't a joke, y'all. the actress comedian has now filed official paperwork to get the green party's nomination. barr says democrats and republicans are not working in the best interests of the american people. she wants to forgive all credit card and mortgage debt. okay, rosie. >>> now we turn to indianapolis and a headline that's not involving -- that does not involve the giants or the patriots. our sister network espn reports that colts quarterback peyton manning has been medically cleared to play by two doctors. of course manning sat out this p
and romney now says he misspoke this week when he said he was not very concerned about poor people. and president obama seemed to have been talking about romney during the usually non-political national k prayer breakfast. the president said his christian faith influences his economic policies including his call for the aelt wealthy to pay more in taxes and his health care overhaul. >> they asked if the president sought trump's endorsement and he said i'm not going to comb over that....
240
240
Oct 12, 2012
10/12
by
KGO
tv
eye 240
favorite 0
quote 0
that's also something we didn't see last week from president obama. but congressman ryan really held his own tonight, so i think they both did a very effective job. of course, like i said earlier, both sides are claiming victory. this is really setting up a narrative going into next week's debate between the president and mitt romney. >> draw probably is the best word, karen. do you think from your perspective, this changes the race in any significant way or is this some kind of a footnote? >> yeah, it's unlikely it will shake up this race in any major way. because vice-presidential debates don't usually do that. remember this is really all about the person at the top of the ticket, president obama/mitt romney. what this does do is give democrats a little bounce in their step. there were some very nervous democrats over last week who were so despondent over the president's performance, they didn't want to have to come out and see vice president biden lose. they would be 0-2. there are four debates. three weeks left till the election. they didn't want
that's also something we didn't see last week from president obama. but congressman ryan really held his own tonight, so i think they both did a very effective job. of course, like i said earlier, both sides are claiming victory. this is really setting up a narrative going into next week's debate between the president and mitt romney. >> draw probably is the best word, karen. do you think from your perspective, this changes the race in any significant way or is this some kind of a...
296
296
Sep 19, 2012
09/12
by
KGO
tv
eye 296
favorite 0
quote 0
president obama has had his say about the romney tape in an interview with david lett with his comments about 47% of americans. >> one of the things i learned as president, you represent the entire country. and when i meet republicans as i'm traveling around the country, you know, they're hard-working family people who care deeply about this country, and my exec tigs is that if you want to be president, you've got to work for everybody, not just for some. >> now the president acknowledged his own 2008 campaign gaffe caught on tape talking about voters clinging to their guns and religion. remember that one? he told letterman he quickly apologized for that mistake. that was, clearly a different comment. the same kind of gaffe where everybody went, did he just say pdit sacf1 ly. we'll see how romney makes out. >> what's fascinating to me, that james carter iv grandson of the former president and political researcher, he just found the snippet of the video on the internet, and then he put "mother jones" in touch with the video source. of course, he told msnbc it would be fair to assume the
president obama has had his say about the romney tape in an interview with david lett with his comments about 47% of americans. >> one of the things i learned as president, you represent the entire country. and when i meet republicans as i'm traveling around the country, you know, they're hard-working family people who care deeply about this country, and my exec tigs is that if you want to be president, you've got to work for everybody, not just for some. >> now the president...
242
242
Sep 26, 2012
09/12
by
KGO
tv
eye 242
favorite 0
quote 0
but espn's michael wallbon said he see s the lockout lasting weeks not days. >> the ratings keep going up and popularity of the league is not threatened. so i'm not sure they care as much as the people who were going crazy monday night. >> a wisconsin eye doctor, love this, now offering the refs free lasik surgery to improve their vision, surgery that costs roughly around $3,000. >> i don't get it here too. if you look at the background, some of these replacement refs, they're not qualified to officiate an nfl game. not at the pace of, you know, pro sports compared to collegiate, high school, some of the guys are, you know, that's what their background is in. but nothing kind of -- i spoke to the moment, one photo, one saying touchdown. ref to the left saying no it's not. that to me says it all about how the officiating has gone in the nfl this season. they have got to step in get it done. >> but you know what? you can't blame the replacement refs. they're put in a lose/lose situation. they're put in a bad situation. they're not prepared for the speed of the game. now the nflpa players
but espn's michael wallbon said he see s the lockout lasting weeks not days. >> the ratings keep going up and popularity of the league is not threatened. so i'm not sure they care as much as the people who were going crazy monday night. >> a wisconsin eye doctor, love this, now offering the refs free lasik surgery to improve their vision, surgery that costs roughly around $3,000. >> i don't get it here too. if you look at the background, some of these replacement refs, they're...
285
285
tv
eye 285
favorite 0
quote 0
president obama told bloomberg tv a deal is possible, but -- >> unfortunately the speaker's proposal right now is still out of balance. >> reporter: that plan sent to the white house offers a total of $2.2 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade. that includes $1.2 trillion in spending cuts and $800 billion in new tax revenue, but here's the key. no rate increases in the top 2% of taxpayers. that's non-negotiable for president obama. >> we're not going to be able to got a deal without it. >> reporter: the white house says the republicans' math just doesn't add up. >> it's magic beans and fairy dust. >> reporter: negotiations have reached a stalemate. >> there's nothing going on privately that is not going on publicly. >> reporter: there is no plan at this time for congressional leaders to meet with the president at the white house, and it doesn't sound like he's sending out invitations any time soon. >> i don't think that the issue right now has to do with sitting in a room. >> reporter: earlier, the president met with the bipartisan group of governors. >> we understand th
president obama told bloomberg tv a deal is possible, but -- >> unfortunately the speaker's proposal right now is still out of balance. >> reporter: that plan sent to the white house offers a total of $2.2 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade. that includes $1.2 trillion in spending cuts and $800 billion in new tax revenue, but here's the key. no rate increases in the top 2% of taxpayers. that's non-negotiable for president obama. >> we're not going to be able to...
221
221
tv
eye 221
favorite 0
quote 0
after rejecting the obama administration proposal last week, house republicans offered an outline for $2.2 trillion in deficit reduction, mostly through spending cuts. and while president obama would not answer questions about the counterproposal -- >> no deal better than a bad deal, sir? >> reporter: -- a senior white house official assailed it as a step backward, saying if republicans do not agree to some higher rates for wealthier taxpayer, the nation will go over the cliff, and the american people will hold the republicans responsible. wall street remains optimistic a deal will be struck. so the lack of progress is not yet resulted in a market plunge. but some economists estimate that because of the uncertainty posed by the fiscal cliff, at least 200,000 fewer jobs have been created this year. the official deadline is december 31st at midnight when the ball drops in times square. the deadline is before that, a week from friday when the house of representatives is scheduled to go on vacation. in actuality there are fewer than 11 days before they need to work out a deal. jake tapper
after rejecting the obama administration proposal last week, house republicans offered an outline for $2.2 trillion in deficit reduction, mostly through spending cuts. and while president obama would not answer questions about the counterproposal -- >> no deal better than a bad deal, sir? >> reporter: -- a senior white house official assailed it as a step backward, saying if republicans do not agree to some higher rates for wealthier taxpayer, the nation will go over the cliff, and...
190
190
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
KGO
tv
eye 190
favorite 0
quote 0
the obama campaign is also trying to keep that in the news with this new ad. >> mitt romney taking on our >> mt.t romney taking on our >> republicans say the president's campaign is showing signs of de >> these are tough times with real serious issues, so you have to scratch your head when the president spends the last week talking about saving big bird. >> election day, weeks away, getting a solid read on where the race stands is not easy. a new center taken after the dee, the president's acknodged wasn't on his a-game at the showdown. >> after the debate i had a bunch of folks come up and say, don't be so polite, don't be so nice. >> but his campaign insists his performance didn't change the fundamentals of the race. >> what was being presented wasn't leadership -- that's salesmanship. >> the narrowing polls are making some democrats nervous. so the pressure is on vice president biden in his debate tomorrow night against paul ryan. republicans say paul ryan will be ready for battle. rob and sunny, back to you. >> karen, thanks a lot. tomorrow the candidates for vice president who wi
the obama campaign is also trying to keep that in the news with this new ad. >> mitt romney taking on our >> mt.t romney taking on our >> republicans say the president's campaign is showing signs of de >> these are tough times with real serious issues, so you have to scratch your head when the president spends the last week talking about saving big bird. >> election day, weeks away, getting a solid read on where the race stands is not easy. a new center taken after...
405
405
tv
eye 405
favorite 0
quote 0
he and president obama are now tied in that key voting group. erasing the president's once considerable lead. and that -- i mean a couple weeks ago, a couple months ago, mid-september, he was up by 18 points. the president, that gap gone. that's huge for the romney campaign. >> several pundits after the 47% comment said game over. he is toast. and you just see, what a matter of couple weeks can do. election is actually four weeks from today. but he improved his status and pretty much everything from september from taxes, medicare, jobs, women. >> and the, the jobs including the question, who could handle the economy better. that could be the defining area. that's everyone's number one issue. sliding up in that arena that bodes very, very well. >> but i think we have to wait until wednesday to get the true breadth of, you know, the pre-debate, the debate, and numbers, post job report numbers to come out. i think that will be flushed out. >> some analysts say joe biden is feeling the heat. he need a strong debate. we'll see. >>> and romney took on
he and president obama are now tied in that key voting group. erasing the president's once considerable lead. and that -- i mean a couple weeks ago, a couple months ago, mid-september, he was up by 18 points. the president, that gap gone. that's huge for the romney campaign. >> several pundits after the 47% comment said game over. he is toast. and you just see, what a matter of couple weeks can do. election is actually four weeks from today. but he improved his status and pretty much...
240
240
Nov 13, 2012
11/12
by
KGO
tv
eye 240
favorite 0
quote 0
president obama travels to asia later this week with historic visits in myanmar and cambodia as well as thailand. >>> in the middle east, growing concerns that israel is being drawn into the syrian civil war. the israeli military says its tank scored a direct hit on a mobile artillery launcher after a stray mortar fell into the golan heights. the syrian conflict, it has already spilled over into turkey, jordan, and neighboring lebanon. >>> there is a mystery this morning surrounding tech pioneer, john mcafee. police are hunting for him. the multimillionaire, macafee, lives in the central american country of belize where his next-door neighbor has been found shot to death. police describe 67-year-old macafee as a person of interest in the case. >>> three children are among five family members who have been found dead inside a toledo, ohio, garage. police believe it is a case of murder/suicide. all five apparently died of carbon monoxide poisoning from truck exhaust piped in through hoses. police say there was a custody battle over the children, ages 10, 6, 5. they had been in the care
president obama travels to asia later this week with historic visits in myanmar and cambodia as well as thailand. >>> in the middle east, growing concerns that israel is being drawn into the syrian civil war. the israeli military says its tank scored a direct hit on a mobile artillery launcher after a stray mortar fell into the golan heights. the syrian conflict, it has already spilled over into turkey, jordan, and neighboring lebanon. >>> there is a mystery this morning...
334
334
Sep 20, 2012
09/12
by
KGO
tv
eye 334
favorite 0
quote 0
but the obama campaign, of course, is very eager to keep his comments front and center. mitt romney said that despite what voters may have heard this week, he hasn't written off half of americans. still trying to do damage control for the leaked video, the republican contender vowed at a univision forum in miami that he will be a president for all americans. >> my campaign is about the 100% of america. and i am concerned about them. i am concerned about the fact that over the past four years, life has become harder for americans. >> reporter: it's been a rough couple weeks for the romney campaign. >> they have to stop being hostage to their own mistakes. >> reporter: but a bright spot for republicans, two new national polls out show the race still in a dead heat. >> they're heartened by the national poll numbers which show them just a point behind president obama. >> reporter: but the presidential race will be won or lost in a handful of battleground states where the candidates are focusing all of their attention. according to new polls out, the president leads in three
but the obama campaign, of course, is very eager to keep his comments front and center. mitt romney said that despite what voters may have heard this week, he hasn't written off half of americans. still trying to do damage control for the leaked video, the republican contender vowed at a univision forum in miami that he will be a president for all americans. >> my campaign is about the 100% of america. and i am concerned about them. i am concerned about the fact that over the past four...